A big thank you to all the players who have already contributed grist the the SG rumour mill by using the 'gossip' command. I'm impressed with the quality and variety & I'm sure you're looking forward to your creations going into circulation.

If you haven't yet added any rumours, please do consider doing so. We need a big pool of available rumours before I'll be able to open the system up for gossip to truly go live.

Some ideas for how to use rumours:

For spreading dirt about your enemies (real secrets or Fake News), or bigging up yourself or your allies.

As an alternative source for your character's background information (using the 'background' option in the gossip menu). Wouldn't it be nice for people to be able to discover your character's history piecemeal using gossip, rather than be presented with it all in one great chunk?

For recording the great deeds of characters past and present. If you'd like the memory of a retired character to live on, just add in some background rumours about them (If you don't want to log the character on, feel free to mail ideas to me & I'll do it for you)

If all of the above is confusing, you probably haven't read my earlier posts about the gossip command - just see 'help gossip' in game.

Just to be clear the past method of visiting a library and 'research' <person> is still going to be possible, correct? It would be awesome if I could have my author's insert as my library background and then an evolving gossip background too._________________"GNOMES MAKE THE BEST GARDENERS!!!!!" - A random Garden Gnome to a group of snobby Elves.

I already hit my max with one character, so I have to know - are rumours able to be traced back to the originator? If so, I have to wait until she can do more. But if not, I can have my other character fill up the mill so we can get in rolling sooner. Because some rumours wouldn't be able to be spread by one or the other._________________"[Aiden poses clinging to the ceiling like a gecko].
With a slight shimmer, Aiden is revealed to view.
Night screeches
Aiden drops down and lands on his feet lightly.
Night speaks softly: Why!?
Aiden smiles at Night."

Just as a further update, apologies that I've been quiet on this front for a week or so - I've been chasing down some Tecqumin area bugs that had to take priority.

Happily, these are now fixed (until someone tells me otherwise), so I'll be getting back on the case with the gossip command.

So, this is a good time to note that I'm still looking for a good number more rumours to be started before I fully unleash them. If you've been procrastinating or mulling your options, please go ahead and get some started.